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Even Big Stars Get Fined at Film Premieres

Timothee Chalamet says he got $80 fine after riding bike to A Complete Unknown in London

(Newser) - Timothee Chalamet is at the center of Oscars buzz for playing Bob Dylan in the biopic A Complete Unknown, but the newest headline about the 29-year-old star involves the $80 fine he says he incurred for parking his bike at the film's London premiere. Per the Hollywood Reporter , Chalamet...

After the 'Unimaginable,' Hollywood Steps Up to Help

Halle Berry donates 'entire closet' to wildfire victims; Sharon Stone, other celebs also boosting efforts

(Newser) - As firefighters desperately work to contain the Palisades Fire and other blazes breaking out in Southern California, locals are trying to help, too —even stars like Halle Berry, who decided she was going to donate all the clothes she owns to help, reports USA Today . "I'm packing...

Aubrey Plaza Shuts Down Her Instagram

It's not clear if the Parks and Rec star will return to social media following death of husband Jeff Baena

(Newser) - Aubrey Plaza has addressed the "unimaginable tragedy" of her husband Jeff Baena's death , but it looks like she doesn't want to address much else in the near future. People reports that the 40-year-old Parks and Rec and White Lotus star has deleted her Instagram account for now;...

Movie and TV Lovers, This Is Your Weekend

82nd Golden Globes airs Sunday on CBS, with comedian Nikki Glaser taking the hosting reins

(Newser) - The Golden Globes return Sunday with major star appeal, thanks to a slew of big-name nominees, including Zendaya, Timothee Chalamet, Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, Denzel Washington, Ariana Grande, and more. Nominations for the 82nd awards ceremony were made last month, per the AP . The show will be televised by CBS...

Schneider Pushes Right's Answer to The View

Actor met with Cheryl Hines and owner of the Los Angeles Times

(Newser) - Rob Schneider's plan to create a conservative talk show to counter The View appears to have gained the attention of a big name in media: The actor and comedian recently met with Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, reports former CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy at his "Status"...

Behind Gal Gadot's Pregnancy Headaches, a 'Terrifying Truth'

Wonder Woman actor had blood clot in her brain, needed emergency surgery before giving birth

(Newser) - What Gal Gadot thought were simply painful headaches during her fourth pregnancy turned out to be much more, and she's now warning other patients to stay alert for similar symptoms. Per TMZ , the 39-year-old Wonder Woman actor revealed over the weekend that she suffered a giant blood clot in...

Linda Lavin, TV's 'Alice,' Dies at 87
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Dec 30, 2024 5:44 AM CST

Goodbye to the 'New Girl in Town'

Linda Lavin, who played a working-class waitress on TV sitcom Alice , dies at 87

(Newser) - Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working-class icon as a paper-hat-wearing waitress on the TV sitcom Alice, has died. She was 87. Lavin died in Los Angeles on Sunday of complications from recently discovered lung cancer, her representative told the AP . A success on Broadway, Lavin...

Parting With Our Most Famous 'Juliet' Is Such Sweet Sorrow

Actor Olivia Hussey, star of Zeffirelli's 1968 Romeo and Juliet , has died at age 73

(Newser) - Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet, has died, her family said on social media Saturday. She was 73. Hussey died on Friday, "peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones," a statement posted to her Instagram account...

Cosby Show Actor: 'I Still Struggle to Make a Living'

Geoffrey Owens says things didn't drastically change financially after 2018 Trader Joe's hubbub

(Newser) - More than six years ago, an actor from The Cosby Show left his job at Trader Joe's after fans spotted him and took pictures that went viral. These days, Geoffrey Owens says he's still having issues getting by after that "attack on my privacy," per the...

Denzel Takes a Big Step in His 'Spiritual Journey'

Oscar-winning actor, 69, is baptized in NYC church, receives minister's license

(Newser) - Denzel Washington turns 70 later this week, but the Gladiator II star managed to squeeze in one more life milestone before the big day. On Saturday, the Oscar-winning actor was baptized at a New York City church in a ceremony that was livestreamed on Facebook . Dressed humbly in a gray...

Report: Foxx Brouhaha Began With a Phallic Laser Pointer

Actor's fight at Beverly Hills eatery was reportedly with crew from Jackass production firm

(Newser) - More details are emerging on the Friday night altercation in Beverly Hills that injured Jamie Foxx, with sources telling TMZ that the beef at Mr. Chow restaurant was between the actor/comedian and crew members of Dickhouse Productions—the production firm behind the Jackass movie franchise. According to witnesses, that crew...

'Forever Begins Now' for Selena Gomez

Actor-singer, 32, announces she's engaged to 36-year-old music producer Benny Blanco

(Newser) - Selena Gomez: singer, actor, soon-to-be spouse. Late Wednesday, the Only Murders in the Building star announced online that she's engaged to music producer Benny Blanco, her beau of more than a year, reports Page Six . "Forever begins now," the 32-year-old star wrote on Instagram , showing off her...

Jim Carrey's Retirement Plans Derailed: 'I Need the Money'

'I bought a lot of stuff,' he says of why he took on latest role, in Sonic the Hedgehog 3

(Newser) - More than two years ago, Jim Carrey apparently retired from acting , vowing that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 would likely be his last movie. "If the angels bring some sort of script that's written in gold ink that says to me that it's going to be really important...

Stage Actor Died 'Doing What He Loved Most'

Canadian Julien Arnold died during a production of A Christmas Carol in Edmonton

(Newser) - A beloved Canadian stage actor was performing in a play of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol on Sunday when he apparently died during the show. Julien Arnold, who had two roles in the play showing at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, including that of a ghost, suffered a medical emergency...

Convicted Marvel Actor Now Sued by Ex-Girlfriend
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Nov 23, 2024 7:00 AM CST

Ex of Convicted Marvel Actor Drops Suit

Lawyer for Grace Jabbari said the case was 'favorably settled'

(Newser) - An assault and defamation lawsuit filed against Marvel actor Jonathan Majors by his ex has been ditched. The AP reports that the legal teams for both Majors and former girlfriend Grace Jabbari on Thursday gave the OK to dismiss the case with prejudice, per a joint filing in Manhattan federal...

Denzel on Booze: 'I've Done a Lot of Damage to the Body'

Oscar-winning actor reveals to Esquire how wine became his 'thing,' until he quit a decade ago

(Newser) - Toward the start of his new stream-of-consciousness essay in Esquire that details "the moments that mattered and the experiences that made him," Oscar-winner Denzel Washington notes he "wasn't big" on alcohol as a youth. That changed down the road. The 69-year-old Training Day and Gladiator II...

John Mulaney on His Life: It's 'Like a Tornado Picked Me Up'

Comedian talks with GQ about stormy past few years, from drugs to life with Olivia Munn, kids

(Newser) - "Once such a consummate urbanite that you half expected to see a pigeon on his head and his pockets stuffed with takeout menus, today he looks every inch a suburban dad, in his white lace-up Vans, olive jeans, long-sleeve shirt." That's how Brett Martin describes John Mulaney...

Dave Coulier Has 'Very Aggressive' Cancer

Full House star diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma is now undergoing chemo

(Newser) - Just weeks ago, Dave Coulier learned he has cancer—"very aggressive" cancer. Last month, the 65-year-old Full House star was experiencing an upper respiratory infection that caused his lymph nodes to swell, per People . Then, a lymph node in his groin suddenly grew to the size of a golf...

K-Drama Star Song Jae-lim Found Dead
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Nov 13, 2024 11:05 AM CST

K-Drama Star Song Jae-lim Found Dead

Seoul police say there was a note found in the 39-year-old's apartment

(Newser) - Song Jae-lim, a South Korean actor and former model, was found dead in Seoul on Tuesday. The 39-year-old's body was discovered in his apartment by a friend who planned to have lunch with him, CNN reports. Police in the city's Seongdong district said there was no evidence of...

He Played One of the Scariest Characters on the Big Screen

Actor Tony Todd, known for playing title role in horror film Candyman , has died at 69

(Newser) - Tony Todd, the actor best known for his roles in Candyman, The Crow, and Final Destination, has died at the age of 69. Rep Jeff Goldberg tells TMZ that Todd, who had more than 240 movie and TV credits to his name over a 40-year career, died of natural causes...

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